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The political soul : Plato on Thumos, spirited motivation, and the city /

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This book examines the relationship between Plato's views on psychology and his political philosophy, focusing on his reflections on the spirited part of the tripartite soul, or thumos, and spirited motivation over the course of his career. Spirit is the distinctively social or political part o...

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Main Author: Wilburn, Joshua J., 1982- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2021].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Plato > Criticism and interpretation.
Spirit > Philosophy.
Soul > Philosophy.
Thymos (The Greek word)
Political science > Philosophy.
Political psychology.
Philosophy, Ancient.

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